COMMENT: EU’s foreign policy chief Kallas’ releases a white paper on European Defence sector plans

In the report on foreign policy and common security approved by the European Parliament, the forces of the governing majority were divided into three: yes by FI, no by the League and abstention by FDi. Among the opposition parties, the yes of the Democratic Party and the no of M5S and AVS must be registered

Shoring up Ukraine and EU's defence

Faced with the potential disengagement of the United States from European defence and Russia's drastic conditions for a truth, let alone peace with Ukraine, the European Union is under pressure.

COMMENT: EU’s foreign policy chief Kallas’ releases a white paper on European Defence sector plans

EU foreign policy chief and former Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas recently unveiled a controversial White Paper on the “Future of European Defence: Readiness 2030”, but it received a very mixed reception from EU member states.

In the few weeks that separate us from the presentation (on 2 May) to the head of the armies of the new National Strategic Review, the MARS group adapts the format of its publications: it intends to participate in the debate opened by the President of the Republic by putting online a weekly chronicle of a format more concise than the fora published so far for five years. Here is the fifth of these chronicles. By the group Mars*.

Earth Observation for the Future of European Defence

In this paper, EARSC seeks to highlight the importance of EO for European defence, looking towards the publication of the White Paper on the Future of European Defence and other rapid policy developments both at the EU and Member State levels. This critical juncture presents key opportunities to ensure European EO downstream capabilities are well-reflected and well-utilised as the landscape evolves. Download the Document here The post Earth Obse…

Who Will Initiate an Independent European Defence Policy? - The Long Brief

In a mere two months, the president of the United States has demolished the presumptions that have underpinned European security since World War Two. The European Union and its capitals are all striving to empower Europe to defend itself in the event that Trump abandons not only Ukraine but also his NATO allies. The UK and the EU must now combine their resources into a common European Defense Policy, and the critical test will be the conclusion …